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Originally Posted by Craig
I would definitely keep some type of security on your wireless network; not only does it keep people from stealing your wi-fi, it helps keep them from poking around inside your network if you have any type of file sharing enabled. I had my wi-fi open at one point (to accommodate on of my kids gaming systems), until I got a call from my provider telling me that I had over 750GB of activity the previous month. I assume one of my neighbors was running some type of bit torrent over my network.
None of the security provisions are perfect, but they are usually good enough to discourage the casual thief.
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That's essentially the reason I don't pilfer someone else' signal, I'd rather not leave an opportunity for them to poke around if they saw fit.
Like you said, nothing is perfect. But U-verse is good (at least to a non-techie) about taking the measures to keep the individual wi-fi's secure. There are 6 U-verse signals I can pick-up in the neighborhood, all show as secured. There is one non-U-verse account that isn't secured that I assume is the public-access signal for the DMV office up the street.